The Carpenter Ant’s Antenna Cleaner
This tiny insect needs to keep itself clean in order to survive. How does it care for this basic task?
This tiny insect needs to keep itself clean in order to survive. How does it care for this basic task?
The strange life cycle of these fascinating insects means that they appear for only a few weeks once every 13 or 17 years.
This insect is one of the most heat-tolerant animals known. What enables it to survive extreme temperatures?
They are critical to the insect’s ability to make a powerful yet controlled jump.
With its simple ear, it can do something better than any other known animal.
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The surface of the Blue Morpho’s wing may look smooth but it has features that can be seen only with a microscope. What are they for?
Something more is involved than the dark color of some butterfly wings.
What is it about the cabbage white butterfly that has helped engineers to design better solar panels?
What can engineers and researchers learn from this unique beetle?